Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Land Use topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Weatherford council approves several zoning/CUP/plat requests, denies one RV-park expansion
Summary
At its Aug. 26 meeting the council approved conditional-use permits and plats for Holiday World (RV display) and a Racetrack fueling station (with conditions), accepted Weatherford College zoning additions, approved an auto-repair CUP with screening conditions, and denied a request to expand an existing RV campground.
The Weatherford City Council acted on multiple land-use items at its Aug. 26 meeting, approving several conditional-use permits and plats, and denying an application to expand an existing RV campground.
Planning staff presented a conditional-use permit (CUP) and corresponding preliminary and final plats for Holiday World (about 26.31 acres at 2328 E. Interstate 20) to allow recreational-vehicle display and sales. Staff said the property previously had a CUP that expired and recommended approval with conditions, including dual ingress/egress and visual screening from the interstate; council approved the CUP and corresponding plat with the staff-recommended conditions.
Council also approved a Weatherford College zoning map amendment to add multiple parcels into the college’s planned-development (PD) zoning so the school can include the properties in its campus footprint; staff recommended approval and council passed the amendment. Council noted Weatherford College will present a progress update in September.
A CUP request to formalize an existing auto-repair/body-shop use at 113 S. Lyon Street drew council attention to screening, landscaping and façade standards for the Fort Worth Highway corridor. Staff said the business currently operates under a temporary permit and the temporary tent will need to be removed if it is not replaced by permanent construction; council approved the CUP with conditions to secure appropriate screening and design standards.
An application by James McDonald to rezone and expand an RV campground at 2205 Tintop Road (adding 28 lots) was recommended for denial by both planning and staff due to incompatibility with nearby uses. Council voted to deny the application; the property may continue operating as a legal nonconforming use but will not receive approval to expand.
Finally, the council approved zoning/CUP and preliminary-plat requests for a Racetrack fueling station at Old Brock Road / Rick Williams Memorial Highway. The applicant’s representative said the company removed 22 truck parking spaces, removed a CAT scale and reduced the store footprint from 8,000 square feet to about 6,000 square feet during plan revisions. Council imposed conditions limiting truck-stop–style advertising (while allowing diesel sales) and approved the project’s zoning and plat with those conditions.
Next steps: staff will finalize the conditions and ensure required easement corrections, screening specifications and construction standards are met before issuing permits or certificates of occupancy.
